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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 26

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

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Feeder Cattle receipts

758 head

▲ 419 vs last sale 339▲ 436 vs year ago 322 · +135.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 83▼ 19 vs year ago 113 · −16.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 50▲ 50 vs year ago 21 · +238.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.63/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 14 of 35 comparable sales and sits −41.52 against this barn's trailing median of $396.16.

Average price

$354.63

65 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs KY average

−15.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	368.58	1,974	38
Medium and Large 2-3	560	335.01	1,875	27

One grade step is worth $33.56/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale65 hd

354.63

—

KY average25 barns · 1,156 hd

358.28

−3.64

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−15.18

This barn, trailing median35 sales

396.16

−41.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.92, low $321.35, median $396.16 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,595	207.41	3,308	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	163.17	2,056	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	160.00	2,571	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	140.85	1,310	14
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	201.00	2,884	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,391	$2,449	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,813	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$3,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$2,686	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,644	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$2,290	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,728	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

81 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,749	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,854	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,063	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	374.56/cwt	373.50–375.00	1,970	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	543	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,015	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	369.66/cwt	365.00–373.00	2,077	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,332	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,309	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,471	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,639	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	777	324.73/cwt	297.50–330.00	2,523	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,484	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	886	352.75/cwt	352.75–352.75	3,125	35
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,408	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	928	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,137	22
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,184	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	341	328.97/cwt	317.50–336.00	1,122	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,378	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,559	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	346.84/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,516	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	375.50/cwt	375.50–375.50	1,750	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	377.76/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,942	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	329.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,718	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	348.68/cwt	346.50–353.00	2,029	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	339.67/cwt	333.00–343.00	2,004	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,029	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,084	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	338.64/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,266	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	352.37/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,393	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,251	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,671	28
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,285	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	987	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,507	11
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,291	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	282	549.50/cwt	549.50–549.50	1,550	27
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,569	20
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	387.58/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,461	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	354.00/cwt	331.00–375.00	1,469	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	413.98/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,735	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,841	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	334.36/cwt	324.00–365.00	1,725	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,917	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,008	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	292.66/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,814	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,988	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,219	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	889	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,178	5
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,258	187.06/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,353	4
Bulls	—	—	1,644	210.26/cwt	202.00–216.00	3,457	15
Bulls	—	—	1,800	220.26/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,965	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	151.40/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,347	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	109.79/cwt	97.00–124.00	1,002	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	166.47/cwt	153.00–179.00	1,666	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	145.33/cwt	115.50–155.00	1,668	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	179.18/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,105	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	164.04/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,131	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,571	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,728.16/head	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,728	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	2,290.32/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,290	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	2,771.19/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,771	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	2,643.95/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,644	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	193.83/cwt	170.00–225.00	1,682	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	880	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	1,813.24/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,391	2,449.03/head	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,449	5

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Aug 26, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 758Last week 339Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 83Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 50Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	371.00	371.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	645	358.00	358.00
6	750–800	777	297.50–330.00	324.73
2	900–950	900	265.00–270.00	267.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	407.00	407.00
35	850–900	886	352.75	352.75
22	900–950	928	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	402	435.00	435.00
10	450–500	450	412.00	412.00
25	500–550	526	373.50–375.00	374.56
19	550–600	562	365.00–373.00	369.66
9	600–650	639	365.00	365.00
5	650–700	675	366.00	366.00
6	750–800	754	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	828	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	250–300	282	549.50	549.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	355	442.00	442.00
10	400–450	419	405.00–415.00	413.98
22	450–500	465	396.00	396.00
12	500–550	518	370.00	370.00
20	550–600	572	351.00	351.00
10	600–650	633	314.00	314.00
6	700–750	725	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	377	385.00–390.00	387.58
19	400–450	415	331.00–375.00	354.00
24	500–550	516	324.00–365.00	334.36
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
17	600–650	620	289.00–310.00	292.66
5	850–900	889	245.00	245.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	287	412.50	412.50
3	350–400	365	377.50	377.50
6	400–450	406	384.00	384.00
30	450–500	466	375.50	375.50
26	500–550	514	375.00–379.00	377.76
12	550–600	582	346.50–353.00	348.68
15	600–650	612	340.50	340.50
15	650–700	679	350.00–356.00	352.37
8	700–750	708	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	341	317.50–336.00	328.97
2	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
23	400–450	437	345.00–352.00	346.84
12	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	329.19
15	550–600	590	333.00–343.00	339.67
4	600–650	611	332.00	332.00
8	650–700	669	325.00–347.00	338.64
2	900–950	925	247.00	247.00
11	950–1000	987	254.00	254.00
6	1000–1050	1,005	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	800–850	840	318.00	318.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	839	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,771.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,643.95
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,290.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,650.00	2,650.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	3,225.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	750	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	868	170.00–225.00	193.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,391	2,150.00–2,900.00	2,449.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,185	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,728.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	150.00–153.00	151.40
5	—	913	97.00–124.00	109.79
4	—	1,001	153.00–179.00	166.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,607	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	178.00–181.00	179.18
7	—	1,148	115.50–155.00	145.33
33	—	1,299	156.00–172.00	164.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	180.00–190.00	187.06
3	—	1,800	218.00–222.00	220.26
15	—	1,644	202.00–216.00	210.26

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.